Kruckeberg Talking Trees Plant of the Month – Southern Beech

By Sarah Baker, Garden Director

With the Kruckeberg Botanic Garden’s Talking Trees audio tour, visitors to the Garden can now use their mobile phone to hear Dr. Kruckeberg, the Garden’s co-founder, talk about the Garden’s plant collection. 

Or try it at out at home. Learn about the Southern beech tree (Nothofagus antarctica), a South American native, by dialing 206-708-2220 and entering the beech’s code number, 523, when prompted.

Photo from wikimedia commons by Wouter Hagens.